This towering volcanic plug stands out among the dramatic formations that dot this otherworldly desert valley.

The building stands within a quiet, postcard-perfect New Mexico village.

Some 2,000 carvings show this rare desert spring has been an oasis for travelers for over a thousand years.

The shattered remnants of a meteor that struck Santa Fe more than a billion years ago.

Adobe ruins punctuate the beauty of an 800 foot canyon carved by the Canadian River.

Some of the Old West's most notorious outlaws frequented this mining town.

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.

A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.

This museum started as a collection of Manhattan Projects and continues to add exhibits as they are declassified.

A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.

Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.

Its history includes dinosaur fossils, cattle rustlers, Georgia O'Keeffe, and a mythical giant rattlesnake named Vivaron.

The fictional star of "Breaking Bad" is memorialized with a real-life gravestone in his hometown.

In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.

This pseudo-steampunk weapons facility is the world's largest wood and glue structure, and packs quite a wallop.

More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.

Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.

On the side of a remote mountain, a stone face bearing an inscription of mysterious origin.

A unique geological area spiked with wind-carved rocks that resemble teepees.

One of the American Southwest's most extensive collections of Navajo rock art.

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

A preserve with 75,000 ancient drawings remains the realm of public – not just scientific – exploration.

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.